Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 7:34
Mass: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Resp Ps 51; Mk 4:26-34
HEART OF JESUS, VICTIM FOR OUR SINS,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
On this last day of January 2020, we reflect on how time flies. So important it is then, to reflect and take stock of our way being and acting. All we have is this moment, in this day, at this particular time in our lives. As we read and reflect upon "David's sin" from our first reading (2 Sm 11), to be continued tomorrow, we see how easy it is to go from glory and fame to shame. It's a slippery slope that any one of us can slide down. So it seems like a good day to spend some time with today's Responsorial Psalm 50[51], The Miserere: Prayer of Repentance, and be grateful for the ever-loving mercy and love of God. You insist on sincerity of heart, O God; in my inmost being teach me wisdom (Ps 50[51]:8). By the grace of God go I.
And a double Tweet from the Holy Father:
May the Lord give us the grace to send us a prophet always-be they a friend, our confessor, our child, our mother-who warns us when we are slipping into a feeling that everything seems legitimate because we have lost our sense of sin.
(Pope Francis, Twitter, January 31, 2020)
May the holiness of Saint John Bosco, who we remember today as a father and teacher to youth, be a guide, especially to you dear young people, in achieving your future projects, as you welcome the plan that God has for each of us.
(Pope Francis, Twitter, January 31, 2020)
SAINT JOHN BOSCO,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: Could this be a sign of spring?
© Gertrude Feick 2020
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